GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| onus | burden |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| tome | book |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |